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"Our Cancer Drugs Fund has given more than 60,000 people access to life-saving drugs"—Conservative manifesto "We will create a Cancer Treatments Fund so patients have access to the latest drugs, … Read
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We factchecked what the manifestos had to say about TTIP and the NHS. Read
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"Already millions more people can see a GP 7 days a week, from 8am-8pm"—Conservative manifesto "Fewer patients waiting longer than the 18, 26 and 52 week targets than in May … Read
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"Over the last five years, we have hired thousands more doctors and nurses"—Conservative manifesto "[We have] increased the NHS budget every year in real terms, helping fund nearly 10,000 more … Read
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More patients, and in particular more elderly patients, mean demand for NHS services in England is on the rise. During the last parliament the population of England will have increased … Read
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We looked at whether the average private patient income has gone up per foundation trust or not. Read
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Ed Miliband has announced that the next Labour government will invest "£150 million each year ... in new cancer diagnostic infrastructure". We wanted to find out how different governments approach … Read
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The effective number of practising nurses generally fluctuates across the year. So a comparison of the number of nurses from one year to another is most meaningful if figures for … Read
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In response to claims that the NHS is being privatised under the coalition, the Prime Minister has said there's been a "tiny increase" in the proportion of NHS spending going … Read
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Where the £1.8 billion figure comes from, and the best rough estimates we have of deliberate and normal use of the NHS by foreigners. Read
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